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12:40 PM ET, August 13, 2015

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Jonathan Allen / Vox:
Hillary elites are freaking out.  This memo tells them to STOP.  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign circulated a memo to top allies in Washington this week with an unmistakably Obama-esque theme: Don't worry, we've got this.  —  It comes at a time when Clinton's elite Acela-corridor allies …
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The Hill:
Dems near Clinton panic mode  —  Democrats are worried that the furor over Hillary Clinton's private email server will be prolonged and intensified after her sudden move to hand it to the FBI.  —  The Clinton campaign's decision to give up the server and a thumb-drive containing back-up copies …
John R. Schindler / The Daily Beast:
The Spy Satellite Secrets in Hillary's Emails  —  These weren't just ordinary secrets found in Clinton's private server, but some of the most classified material the U.S. government has.  —  After months of denials and delaying actions, Hillary Clinton has decided to turn over her private email server to the Department of Justice.
Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Is Sounding Out Allies About a 2016 Bid  —  Some Democrats press the vice president to run as an alternative to Hillary Clinton  —  Vice President Joe Biden is using part of his vacation in South Carolina this week to sound out friends and family about a presidential bid …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Hillary Clinton email probe turns to Huma  —  Clinton's top aide is likely to face more questions, not least from congressional investigators, about her access to Clinton's system.  —  Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's most trusted confidante, is increasingly becoming a central figure …
Discussion: RedState, The Hill and Fox News
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Why Hillary's Email Saga Hurts
ABC News:
Tips on Deleting Emails From Email Book Hillary Clinton Wanted to Read
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Jennifer Palmieri / Medium:
Hillary Clinton's Emails
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's biggest problem, in one sentence … That comes from Joe Trippi, who managed Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign.  In an interview with the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, Trippi lays out a few reasons he thinks the road forward for Sanders is even harder than it was for Dean …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Black lawmakers stand behind disruptions of Sanders, Dem events
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
What the mastermind behind Howard Dean's 2004 campaign thinks of Bernie Sanders' rise
Discussion: Power Line
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Roger Ailes to Donald Trump: ‘We resolve this now...or go to war’  —  Fox News chairman Roger Ailes woke up Monday morning thinking that his network and Donald Trump's campaign had reached an understanding.  —  After a weekend's worth of stressful phone calls, the tacit agreement …
Dr. Jen Gunter:
Ben Carson did research on 17 week fetal tissue  —  Dr. Ben Carson, GOP nominee hopeful, told Fox's Megyn Kelly that “There's nothing that can't be done without fetal tissue” and that the benefits of fetal tissue have been “over promised” and the results have “very much under-delivered.”
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Virginia Hughes / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson Once Did Research On Fetal Brain Tissue  —  In a 1992 study, Carson and his colleagues from Johns Hopkins used fetal tissue to better understand how the human brain develops.  But in the wake of the Planned Parenthood videos, the presidential candidate has called fetal tissue research “disturbing.”
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Test Results Are In, and the Secret About Harding Is Out  —  WASHINGTON — She was denounced as a “degenerate” and a “pervert,” accused of lying for money and shamed for waging a “diabolical” campaign of falsehoods against the president's family that tore away at his legacy.
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Jeb Bush offered inaccurate version of Iraq war history  —  Foreign policy speech aimed at undercutting Hillary Clinton twisted facts  —  He omitted fact his brother set date for U.S. withdrawal  —  Is there any point to arguing now over who lost Iraq? … WASHINGTON
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Eric Martin / Bloomberg Business:
Sorry Donald Trump, Mexico Says It Will Not Pay for Border Wall  —  Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration said there's no truth to U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's assertion that the nation would pay for a wall along the border between the countries.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Outsiders take over GOP  —  Outsiders who have never before held political office are dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination.  —  Donald Trump is the GOP front-runner, while businesswoman Carly Fiorina is surging after a strong performance in last week's debate.
Discussion: BREITBART.COM
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
WH warns states: Defunding Planned Parenthood might break law  —  The Obama administration has warned Louisiana and Alabama that they could be violating federal law by cutting off Planned Parenthood from their states' Medicaid programs.  —  The Republican governors in both states …
Discussion: Hot Air and LifeNews.com
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carson: Planned Parenthood clinics in black neighborhoods to ‘control’ population
Discussion: Political Wire
Lauren French / Politico:
Liberals poised to give Barack Obama a win on Iran  —  His backstop in the House, the Democratic Caucus, is holding firm.  —  New York Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer stole the headlines and put the White House on the defensive when he said he would vote against President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Algemeiner.com
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Seven GOP candidates who could drop from '16 race before Iowa  —  Seventeen major Republican candidates are running hard for the White House.  But not all will make it to Iowa.  —  Of the crowded 2016 GOP primary field, who will be the first to head for the exits?
Discussion: Bloomberg View and Politico
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Police Abuse Is a Form of Terror  —  Writing about the wave of deadly encounters — many caught on video — between unarmed black people and police officers often draws a particular criticism from a particular subset of readers.  —  It is some variation of this:
Discussion: Shakesville
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Workman: House Rules chair by day, Uber driver by night  —  TALLAHASSEE—The lobbyist was waiting for her Uber driver Tuesday when state Rep. Ritch Workman pulled up.  —  “How are you doing?” he said, unlocking the backdoor.  —  “Oh no. Thank you for the ride.  I'm waiting for my Uber,” she said.
Vijai Maheshwari / Politico:
Kiev's hipster revolution  —  With Russia breathing down their necks, the young seek refuge in ramen burgers and beards.  —  KIEV — A disc jockey spins a remix of Daft Punk's “Get Lucky” on a stage by the river, while scores of young fashion brands that have sprung up in Ukraine's capital since …
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Anti-Gay Clerk Ignores Court Order, Still Refuses To Do Her Job  —  A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis is required to process marriage licenses for all couples.  Thursday morning, she violated that order by refusing to process a same-sex marriage license, suggesting she could soon be held in contempt.
Discussion: Courier-Journal and Raw Story
 
 
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